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align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;"> <p class="date">6 January 2023</p> <div class="social-share-wrap" style="width: auto;"> </div> <div class="social-share-wrap"> <h6 class="share">Share:</h6> <a class="social-icon-share" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.eyewitness.global/5am-coalition-and-ukraine-groups-partner-with-eyewitness.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Share this on twitter" title="Share this on twitter" src="img/twitter-share.png"></a> <a class="social-icon-share" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.eyewitness.global/5am-coalition-and-ukraine-groups-partner-with-eyewitness.html&title=Ukraine: 5AM Coalition and Ukraine groups partner with eyeWitness to capture reliable footage of war crimes" target="_blank"><img alt="Share this on facebook" title="Share this on facebook" src="img/facebook-share.png"></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12"> <p>Major civil society organisations and networks across Ukraine are partnering with eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness) to capture reliable, unmodifiable footage of potential war crimes with the eyeWitness to Atrocities camera app.</p> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12"> <div style="margin-bottom: 15px; position: relative; font-size: 0.8rem;"> <img class="w-100" alt="A peach coloured apartment building with numerous windows that have been shattered and broken." src="img/5am-coalition-announcement-summary.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><p class="credit" style="color:#FFFF; font-size: 0.8rem;">© Photography by eyeWitness to Atrocities</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 col-xl-12"> <p>Initiated by the <a href="https://www.ibanet.org" title="Go to www.ibanet.org" class="external" target="_blank">International Bar Association (IBA),</a> the app is being widely used by civilians across Ukraine. However, to increase the chances of their footage being used as evidence in investigations, numerous organisations conducting widespread and/or targeted documentation of the war are becoming eyeWitness partners. These partnerships typically include additional technical assistance, documentation training, footage retrieval, and support with accountability goals. eyeWitness also always consults partners before using their footage for accountability purposes.</p> <p>eyeWitness has been partnering with professional documenters in Ukraine since 2017.</p> <h2>eyeWitness partners in Ukraine</h2> <p>One of eyeWitness’ latest partnerships is with the <a href="https://www.5am.in.ua/en" title="Go to www.5am.in.ua" class="external" target="_blank">Ukraine 5AM Coalition</a> – a major alliance of more than 30 human rights organisations documenting war crimes and other violations. The Coalition includes long-time eyeWitness partner <a href="https://truth-hounds.org/en/homepage/">Truth Hounds,</a> as well as the <a href="https://uhc.org.ua/">Ukrainian Healthcare Center,</a> with whom eyeWitness filed a <a href="documents/UN_CoI_Ukraine_submission_Attacks-on-Health.pdf">joint submission</a> to the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine in September 2022 alongside <a href="https://phr.org/" title="Go to www.phr.org" class="external" target="_blank">Physicians for Human Rights</a> and <a href="https://insecurityinsight.org/" title="Go to www.insecurityinsight.org" class="external" target="_blank">Insecurity Insight</a>. Other Coalition members include <a href="https://zmina.ua/en/" title="Go to www.zmina.ua" class="external" target="_blank">Human Rights Centre ZMINA,</a> <a href="https://mipl.org.ua/" title="Go to www.mipl.org" class="external" target="_blank">Media Initiative for Human Rights,</a> the Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group, and <a href="https://humanrightshouse.org/human-rights-houses/chernihiv/" title="Go to www.humanrightshouse.org" class="external" target="_blank">Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv,</a> among others.</p> <p>eyeWitness is also partnering with a network of volunteers gathering photos, videos, and witness statements in newly liberated areas of Ukraine, and providing services such as psychological help and food distribution.</p> <p>Other eyeWitness partners include law firms documenting damage to civilian and commercial properties for future compensation claims and trials on a pro bono basis, as well as agricultural companies documenting the damage to their fields, equipment, and produce.</p> <p>“Partnerships enable us to provide more in-depth support and services,” explained Maria Mingo, eyeWitness’ Partnership Advisor. “We tailor our support to fit partners’ aims and needs – no one partnership is the same. As part of our services to partners, including those in Ukraine, we can provide documentation training, and compile and retrieve their footage for their own accountability aims. With our partners’ consent, we also try to enhance the reach of their footage by seeking out additional international accountability avenues. We are grateful for the trust our partners place in us and look forward to continuing working with them.”</p> <h2>Major endorsements</h2> <p>In addition to delivering partnerships, eyeWitness has received endorsements from significant legal, political, and civil society leaders in Ukraine. </p> <p>Andriy Kostin, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, <a href="prosecutor-general-of-ukraine-endorses-eyewitness.html">recently endorsed</a> the eyeWitness to Atrocities app as a reliable means of capturing evidence and also <a href="https://www.ibanet.org/IBA-Ukraine-Ministry-of-Justice-and-Coordination-Centre-for-Legal-Aid-Provision-Memorandum-of-Understanding" title="Go to www.ibanet.org" class="external" target="_blank">signed</a> a memorandum of understanding with the IBA. </p> <p>Furthermore, the <a href="https://getitback.in.ua/" title="Go to www.getitback.in.ua" class="external" target="_blank">Get It Back</a> (Поверни своє) initiative – an online best practices and step-by-step guide developed by Ukrainian lawyers for civilians documenting damage to their properties for compensation claims – is recommending that civilians use the eyeWitness app to document damage to their properties.</p> <h2>Linking app users with accountability mechanisms</h2> <p>Since February, eyeWitness has received more than 29,000 photos, videos, and audio recordings relating to the war in Ukraine. As well as analysing and cataloguing the footage with the pro bono support of major international law firms, eyeWitness has submitted 10 dossiers of footage to relevant accountability mechanisms, including a legal report exposing previously underreported damage in the Chernihiv oblast. </p> </div> <br> <br> <h6 class="share">Related links:</h6> <ul class="include-bullet related-links"> <li><a href="prosecutor-general-of-ukraine-endorses-eyewitness.html">Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine, endorses eyeWitness to Atrocities app</a></li> <li><a href="eyewitness-submitted-evidence-of-human-rights-violations-committed-in-Chernihiv-to-UN.html">eyeWitness submitted evidence of human rights violations committed in Chernihiv to UN Commission of Inquiry</a></li> <li><a href="how-eyewitness-helps-citizen-and-independent-journalists-report-international-atrocity-crimes.html">How eyeWitness helps citizen and independent journalists report international atrocity crimes</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="footer"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-wrap"> <div class="row no-margin connect-row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12 connect-col"><a title="Connect with us" href="connect.html" class="btn btn-primary btn-connect">Connect with us</a></div> </div> <div class="row no-margin connect-other-row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12" > <div class="connect-links-col"> <ul class="social"> <li><a title="Follow eyeWitness on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/eyewitnessorg?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ><img alt="Follow eyeWitness on twitter" class="social-icon" src="img/twitter.svg"></a></li> <li><a title="Follow eyeWitness on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/eyewitnesstoatrocities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ><img alt="Follow eyeWitness on Facebook" class="social-icon" src="img/facebook.svg"></a></li> <li><a title="Subscribe to eyeWitness's Youtube channel" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cww3Wwuoz9GQ1dmBstxPg" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ><img alt="Subscribe to eyeWitness's Youtube channel" class="social-icon" src="img/youtube.svg"></a></li> </ul> <ul class="connect-links hidden-sm"> <li><a title="Press enquiries" href="press.html">Press enquiries</a></li> <li><a title="Technical support" href="connect.html#tech">Technical support</a></li> <li><a title="Partner with us" href="connect.html#partner">Partner with us</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row no-margin bottom-row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12"> <div class="bottom-col"> <ul class="photography"> <li><a title="Photography www.anastasiataylorlind.com" href="http://www.anastasiataylorlind.com/">Photography © www.anastasiataylorlind.com</a></li> </ul> <ul class="languages"> <li><a href="AR/welcome.html">العربية</a></li> <li><a href="ES/welcome.html">Español</a></li> <li><a href="FR/welcome.html">Français</a></li> <li><a href="RU/welcome.html">Русский</a></li> </ul> <ul class="other-links"> <li><a title="Read our user agreement" href="user-agreement.html">User agreement</a></li> <li><a title="Read our privacy policy" href="privacy-policy.html">Privacy policy</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-wrap"> <div class="row no-margin bottom-row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-12"> <div class="bottom-col"> <ul> <li>eyeWitness to Atrocities charity number 1156242</li> </ul> <ul class="back-to-top-wrap"> <li> <a href="#one" title="Back to top" class="back-to-top"><i class="icon-sprite arrow-up"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div>   <script src="js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="js/eu-cookie-banner.js"></script> <script src="js/EW.js"></script>  </body> </html>